Southbound I-75 in Sarasota reopened after fiery crash
UPDATE: ALL lanes back open on SB I-75 in Sarasota after fatal tanker fire #WTSP @10NewsTraffic pic.twitter.com/QX7B80ldjw
— Sarah J. Hollenbeck (@SarahHollenbeck) March 29, 2016
Southbound I-75 has been reopened at University Parkway in Sarasota after an earlier fatal crash involving a tanker truck.
The southbound lanes were closed for about five hours after the crash, which was reported just after 3 a.m.
Scary! Here's the video of the tanker on fire on I-75 in Sarasota. Southbound lanes still closed before Fruitville. pic.twitter.com/Y15Q3WRi3D
— Leigh Spann (@WFLALeigh) March 29, 2016
TRAFFIC GETTING WORSE on I75 Sarasota Tanker truck fire caused SB lane closures between University& Fruitville #WTSP pic.twitter.com/DnLYNvDImH
— Sarah J. Hollenbeck (@SarahHollenbeck) March 29, 2016
Other details of the crash were not immediately available.
Bay News 9 contributed to this story.
This story was originally published March 29, 2016 at 6:01 AM with the headline "Southbound I-75 in Sarasota reopened after fiery crash."